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  • 1 soften

    verb (to make or become soft or softer, less strong or less painful: The thick walls softened the noise of the explosion.) suavizar
    soften vb ablandar / suavizar
    tr['sɒfən]
    1 (leather, heart) ablandar; (skin) suavizar; (light, sound, colour) atenuar, suavizar; (voice) bajar
    1 (leather, heart, butter) ablandarse; (skin) suavizarse; (light, sound, colour) atenuarse, suavizarse; (voice) bajar; (attitude) volverse menos intransigente, volverse más tolerante
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    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    to soften one's position adoptar una postura menos intransigente
    to soften up one's attitude adoptar una actitud menos intransigente
    to soften the blow amortiguar el golpe
    soften ['sɔfən] vt
    : ablandar (algo sólido), suavizar (la piel, un golpe, etc.), amortiguar (un impacto)
    soften vi
    : ablandarse, suavizarse
    v.
    • ablandar v.
    • atemperar v.
    • blandear v.
    • emblandecer v.
    • esfumar v.
    • laxar v.
    • mullir v.
    • reblandecer v.
    • suavizar v.
    • templar v.
    'sɔːfən, 'sɒfən
    1.
    1) \<\<clay/butter/leather\>\> ablandar; \<\<skin\>\> suavizar*; \<\<light/color\>\> suavizar*; \<\<contours/edges\>\> difuminar
    2) ( mitigate) \<\<effect\>\> atenuar*, mitigar*

    to soften the blow — suavizar* or amortiguar* el golpe

    3) ( Chem) \<\<water\>\> ablandar, descalcificar*

    2.
    vi
    1) \<\<clay/butter/leather\>\> ablandarse; \<\<skin\>\> suavizarse*; \<\<light/color\>\> suavizarse*
    2)
    a) ( become gentler) \<\<person/heart\>\> ablandarse; \<\<voice\>\> suavizarse*, dulcificarse*
    b) ( become more moderate) volverse* menos intransigente
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    Phrasal Verbs:
    ['sɒfn]
    1. VT
    1) (=make less hard) [+ butter, ground, metal, leather, water] ablandar
    2) (=make smooth) [+ fabric, skin, hair] suavizar
    3) (=make gentle) [+ sound, outline] suavizar; [+ lights, lighting] hacer más tenue; [+ person] ablandar
    4) (=mitigate) [+ effect, reaction] mitigar, atenuar

    to soften the blow — (fig) amortiguar el golpe

    2. VI
    1) (=become less hard) [butter, ground, metal] ablandarse
    2) (=become smooth) [fabric, skin, hair] suavizarse
    3) (=become gentle) [voice, outline] suavizarse; [lighting] hacerse más tenue; [person] ablandarse
    4) (=become moderate) [effect] mitigarse, atenuarse; [attitude] suavizarse, moderarse
    * * *
    ['sɔːfən, 'sɒfən]
    1.
    1) \<\<clay/butter/leather\>\> ablandar; \<\<skin\>\> suavizar*; \<\<light/color\>\> suavizar*; \<\<contours/edges\>\> difuminar
    2) ( mitigate) \<\<effect\>\> atenuar*, mitigar*

    to soften the blow — suavizar* or amortiguar* el golpe

    3) ( Chem) \<\<water\>\> ablandar, descalcificar*

    2.
    vi
    1) \<\<clay/butter/leather\>\> ablandarse; \<\<skin\>\> suavizarse*; \<\<light/color\>\> suavizarse*
    2)
    a) ( become gentler) \<\<person/heart\>\> ablandarse; \<\<voice\>\> suavizarse*, dulcificarse*
    b) ( become more moderate) volverse* menos intransigente
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    Phrasal Verbs:

    English-spanish dictionary > soften

  • 2 sweeten

    verb (to make or become sweet or sweeter: Did you sweeten (= put sugar in) my tea?) endulzar
    sweeten vb endulzar
    tr['swiːtən]
    1 (drink etc) endulzar, azucarar; (air, breath) refrescar
    2 figurative use (person) endulzar (el carácter de); (temper) aplacar, calmar
    3 familiar (make more attractive) hacer más apetecible
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    to sweeten the pill dorar la píldora
    sweeten ['swi:tən] vt
    : endulzar
    v.
    • azucarar v.
    • confitar v.
    • dulcificar v.
    • endulzar v.
    • suavizar v.
    'swiːtṇ
    1)
    a) \<\<drink/dish\>\> endulzar*, azucarar
    b) \<\<air/breath\>\> refrescar*
    2)
    a) (with extra money, benefits) \<\<offer/deal/sale\>\> hacer* más atractivo or apetecible
    b) (colloq) ( soften the attitude of) ablandar
    ['swiːtn]
    1. VT
    1) [+ tea, coffee, dish] endulzar
    2) (=freshen) [+ breath] refrescar; [+ room] ambientar
    3) (fig)
    a) (=placate, soften) [+ temper] aplacar, calmar; [+ process, reforms] suavizar, facilitar; (also: sweeten up) [+ person] ablandar; pill
    b) (with financial incentives) [+ deal] hacer más atractivo; [+ person] (=bribe) sobornar; (=win over) ganarse a
    2.
    VI [person] volverse (más) dulce
    * * *
    ['swiːtṇ]
    1)
    a) \<\<drink/dish\>\> endulzar*, azucarar
    b) \<\<air/breath\>\> refrescar*
    2)
    a) (with extra money, benefits) \<\<offer/deal/sale\>\> hacer* más atractivo or apetecible
    b) (colloq) ( soften the attitude of) ablandar

    English-spanish dictionary > sweeten

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